This article is about the government-owned regulating company. For the former and current train operating companies branded as "Transport for Wales", see KeolisAmey Wales and Transport for Wales Rail respectively. For a general overview of public transport in Wales, see Transport in Wales.
"TfW" redirects here. For other uses, see TFW.
Transport for Wales
Trafnidiaeth Cymru
Predecessor
Strategic Rail Authority (2001–2005) Welsh Government (2005–2016)
Formation
1 April 2016 (2016-04-01)
Type
Private company limited by guarantee
Legal status
Wholly owned subsidiary of the Welsh Government
Purpose
Transport authority
Headquarters
3 Llys Cadwyn Pontypridd CF37 4TH [1]
Region served
Wales and the England–Wales border
Owner
Welsh Government
Chief Executive Officer
James Price
Main organ
Wales & Borders franchise
Subsidiaries
Transport for Wales Rail
Website
tfw.wales
Transport for Wales (TfW; Welsh: Trafnidiaeth Cymru; TrC) is a not-for-profit company owned by the Welsh Government and managed at arms length by its appointed board.[2] TfW oversees the Transport for Wales Group (TfW Group) consisting of itself and its subsidiaries: Transport for Wales Rail, the train operator of the Wales & Borders railway franchise; Pullman Rail Limited; and TfW Innovation Services Limited, a joint venture between TfW (51%) and former operator KeolisAmey Wales (49%).[3]
TfW contracted KeolisAmey Wales in 2018 to run using the trading name Transport for Wales Rail Services. Due to a fall in passengers caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, a Welsh-government owned company, Transport for Wales Rail Limited, took over day-to-day operations of the franchise on 7 February 2021.[4][5][6]
QED Centre, former registered office of TfW until 29 November 2019
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^TfW Annual Report 2020/21(PDF). admin.tfw.wales: Transport for Wales. 21 July 2021.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^"Transport for Wales rail franchise taken over by Welsh Government amid Covid Challenges". RailAdvent. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
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